Geely invested 300 million in a facelift!**Lynk & Co 09**, new configuration, appearance, you can accept it?
Recently, it was learned that Zhiyi Auto released more configurations and information about the Lynk & Co 09 EM-P. According to official information, the car has invested nearly 3 billion yuan in research and development and construction. Let's take a look at what the three billion yuan have been used for.
First of all, in terms of appearance, although no major changes have been made, the chrome trim strip of the middle grille has been blackened to make it more technological, and the air intake has also been slightly changed, from a horizontal bar to a Y-shaped shape.
The bodywork hasn't changed much in other areas, but the interior has received more upgrades. The overall cabin layout remains the same, but the size of the central control screen has been increased, and the physical climate control buttons have been eliminated. In line with the main trend, the position of the co-pilot sunshade of the Lynk & Co 09 EM-P has been changed to an entertainment display screen. However, due to height and angle issues, the experience is not as comfortable as lying down.
The new car's second-row seats have new ventilation, heating and massage functions, as well as lateral movement. Officially, the second row can be moved to lie completely flat, which is unique among all current SUVs. The third-row seats have been electrically adjusted, and according to the official information, the angle adjustment range is larger, and the safety has not been weakened.
The largest investment should be in the suspension, more than 60 million yuan of capital investment to make the suspension system use double-cavity air suspension, manufactured by Zhejiang Kong Hui, and the ideal chassis business. The dual-chamber air suspension isolates the air chamber into two air chambers by means of a solenoid valve, which not only improves performance, but also allows for height and stiffness adjustment. This not only improves the damping effect, but also allows the ground clearance to be adjusted more widely, allowing the vehicle to intelligently adjust the height at high speeds to ensure air resistance and passability.
At present, the models with dual-cavity air suspension on the market are mainly high-end models of luxury brands, among which Xpeng G9 is one of the representatives in the field of new energy. However, the difficulty of the dual-chamber air suspension lies in the tuning, and Lynk & Co officially claims that the tuning level of the new car will exceed that of BBA (Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi).
In addition to this, in terms of powertrain, the new car will continue to be equipped with 20T plug-in hybrid system, but the motor part is upgraded to a stronger P4 motor, which further enhances the performance of the vehicle, and the acceleration to 100 kilometers is from the original 56-5.9 seconds shortened to about 4 seconds. 40The 1kWh battery pack has an all-electric range of 160km, which is the same as the current model.
Overall, the new car is highly anticipated. The investment of $3 billion will certainly bring more changes, and the specific changes will be gradually revealed after the listing. It is reported that the new car is scheduled to be launched in December, so let's wait and see.